New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-28
NCKLESS TORY MINISTER'S.
Mr.. GOSCHEN BEATEN-THE SPEECH UN.
SATISFACTORY.
OPINION on THE CANADIAN INHALATION BILL
THE QUEEN AND MRS. KENDA-CHANGEs IN
"RCDDYGORE"

| OPINION on THE CANADIAN RETALIATION BILL -
| THE QUEEN AND MRS. KENDA-CHANGEs IN
"RCDDYGORE"
[Dr CABLE 70 THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, Jan. 27.-Prctty full accounts Of the
debate in the Cntod States Senate on the Can
adian Retaliation bin have been cabed here. with
the text Of tho bill itself Tho English think it is
o strong measure, but do not excite themselves
nearly 90 much certain SENATOR'S. II Senator
Ingals's object was to arouse the English public.
he has succeeded perfectly One paper processes
to know that the origin Of his animostty was a
dispute with London cabman. The least friendly
thing this Government has done is to give assent
to that prcposterous act Of the Canadian Parha-
mcnt by which an American vessel Is subjected
to forfeiture in certain contingencies FOR hovering
in Canadian waters When Lord Rosebery was
Foreign Minister he refused to give the sanction
Of the Crown to this bill but Lord Iddesleigh.
under what influences know not, proved more
pliable, though he was probably unaware OF the
true character and object Of the legislation which
he thus validated.
The alarm duo to "Ihc Daily Ncwss' war
canard has subsidized. That journal yesterday and
Today preserves blank silence on the subject.
and offers no explanation of its inconceivable
levity. But the mischief done docs not end with
the scare. The French press, always on the alert
for pretext to air its chronic dislike to England.
seizes this one. The most respectable
and the most dissolute journals of
Paris cry out in the same tone that England
is trying to foment hostilitcs between France and
Germany for her own ends. They saddle upon
the whole English press the responsibility which
belongs to "Ihe Daily News alone; or almost
alone. 1t is enough for the conscience of the
French journalists that wholesale accusations Of
this sort are source Of pleasure to Russia.
The Queens speech was awaited with consid-
erably less curiosity than Lord Randolph
Churchills s. Nothing heroic was expected from
the Ministry, who custom ordains, put forward
their programme in the guise of Royal message
and nothing heroic is supplied. This Ministry Is
an unlucky one but lbs worst luck is in not being
able to make up its mind. The Irish passage in
the speech disgusts Lord Salisbury's own sup
porters. They recall the similar shilly -shallyine
policy of last year and remember what it led to
and they are already asking whether the same
blunder is not To be repeated. The Ministers
were told then and told now that the con-
dtion Of Ireland is well known; that coercion
may be necessary and that cOnciliation might sue
ceed but that compromise between coercion
and conciliation is but the desperate device OF
weak Cabinet. This, i repeat, is the substance OF
the comments Of Tories who speak freely but not
in the newspapers.
The rest of the speech is considered to consist
chiefly Of good intentions. The Russians will be
sure TO take offence at the title given TO Prince
Alexander "of Bulgaria. The Egyptian passage
will diSappoint the French. whom the Liberal
journals have unjust ifably led b believe in the
announcement Of the withdrawal Of a large mum |
Der of troops from Egypt. The absence of any
definite account Of the Local Government bill |
al
sXes and sevens on the question whether the bill |
shall be democratic measure be stuffed with |
the fancy franchises which Lord Salisbury Is
known 10 prefer.
The Ill luck Of this Ministry, which has become
proverbial, reached q climax for the present with
Mr.. Goschcn's rejection at Liverpool. The Irish
papers rightly though rhetorcally declare that this
skaters or threatens to shatter the Unionist
alliance. The Liberals think the result proves
that the pissident Liberals have gone back TO the
Gladstone camp 1t is q matter OF conjecture,
but my impression, from what / have heard, is
hat Mr. Goschen's defeat was due 10 the defcc-
ton Of certain number Of Tories who could not
DC got to support Liberal even when that Lib
,ral q member Of Tory Cabinet. The Irish
IF course worked desperately AGAINST him. The
American mail contracts. aso are partly re-
,ponsiblc for the result. Liverpool bitterly re-
ents the overthrow Of the monopoly which it's
yreat steamship companies wished to perpetuate.
The usual attempts TO explain minimize the
disaster are OF little avail. Mr. Goschen has re-
luccd an adverse majority from 40 to Z, has
)ocd a heavy vote, and SO on but the blow is
not one whit less serious. What the country will
nfcr from the failure is that the present arrange
ncnt between the Tories and the Liberal-Cnionists
$ not working Arrangement. 1t may work in
I.rli bttf in
md, consciously or unconscousy, most political
Iuest ions now answered with view TO "a
ossiblc dissolution Of Parliament.
Mr.. Gladstone has inoculated his colleagues
With his own sanguine spirit, and they begin the
esson In fighting mood. One eXMinister said
his week that If the Tory cards had been laid Oh
he table face up he could not himself have
'layed them to win the Liberal game better than
lie Tories have.
The Queen has begun her own celebration Of her
,wn jubilee by commanding Mr. ana MIS- Kendall
o perform the well-known piece "Unclc's Will
leXt Monday al Osborne. This will be the second
line since Prince Albert's death that the Queen
las been present at a dramatic performance. Her
,hOice is Characteristic. She indicates at once
Ter appreciation Of dramatic art and her respect
or unstained private reputation by selecting Mrs
Kendall, who is at once the most finished actress
n the English stage and one Of those OF whom
candal has nothing to say.
I hear that Mr. W. S. Gilbert has already made
considerable changes in the second act Of "Rud-
ygOre' and intends TO make more. The piece
ocs better and there has been no repetition OF
he hostile demonstrations of the first night.
G.w.s.
rHE PREMIER ON THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN